Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-27


IMMIGRATION.
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Summing up the visible results thus
far accomplished by the Office in its
primary capacity as q bureau of infor-
nation, it is found that during the actual
period OF q little over nineteen months
covered BY this report, nearly six thou
sand 10000 separate inquiries have been
received by mail, OF which number o
very large proportion have repre-
sented from six to q dozen or more par
ties equally interested with the writer
in obtaining the Dakota information
sought.
It is reasonable to say, upon careful
reflection, that not less than twenty
Thousand 100000 persons have been sup
Piled direct from this office with the
above information during the period
stated.
This does not include the correspon-
dence relating to colony projects, of
vhich there has been considerable, nor
does it embrace the distribution Of
printed matter through the passenger
and emigration departments OF the rail-
road companies OF the territory.
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III it were desided to have recourse to
the approximate statistics on the sub
ject, 1t would be no exaggeration 10 say
that the printed information sens out by
this Office, both directly in the mails and
through the cooperation Of the railroad
and the means 80 successfully employed
by them in reaching the people, as we'll
as through the vigilant volunteer corps,
OF private correspondents OF the Offices
has secured from all sources an original
distribution among 10000 persons.
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The most careful attention has been
paid to each and every request for infor-
nation, according to the ability of the
office, and while. the funds at its disposal
have not provided the amount and
variety OF printed and illustrated matter
which was of " reality imperatively
demanded, means have been found, as
will be further explained. to at least
have every portion of the territory
represented and advertised; so that the
numerous Inquiries made about nearly
every coanty, separately named, have
been answered with due regard to the
local and general interests to be subserv-
ed.
The printed information set out with
as much iberality az the Of
I uLo OA1OO VIVIAN aAu4Ae III 1a6 UCOu PUP
fplimented in something like two shous-
and Instances by personal letters.
The letter books Of the office will show
the character and Importance OF this
written correspondence. It may he
very true that often times q letter has
been written to some person whose
various questions are practically all
answered in the printed matter sent him,
bat 1T is the opinion of the Office that it
is better policy to write ten letters, how
ever unnecessary they may be seeming
~, than to seek in q single case to
obtain the benefit Of any doubt in that
direction.
Every possible and proper assistance
has been lent all colony projects which
have some within the knowledge Of the
office.
This class Of correspondence has in.
creased very much during the past year,
and 1t has been q matter OF no little
regret that the limited q and
cramped means OF the office have. pre-
vented that large attention being paid
to this important field of work, which
promises q rich harvest for the seeding.
Az far as heard from, the colonies set
tied in the territory during the past two
years have proved satisfactory, meeting
with about all the success expected al
first, and furnishing good examples
of what colonies and colonlsts, under
ordinary circumstances, may hope tC
accomplish and secure IN coming out tc
Dakota as settlers and farmers. {
! The colonies which invariably do the
best in Dakota, following the experience
!, of western states generally, are thos'
i Il ~rla~a kHo.a "a kha fo~raok la~von ~ NAP
. sonal freedom and Independence. It i
= on this account that the smaller colonies
frequently prove the harder and thriftie
9 at the start, on taking root in this fire.,
9 SOIL
The territory OF Dakota, with respec
more particularly Just at this tins Il
the settlement of her free and cheaI
lands, is engaged in q vast business
enterprise. 1t is manlfestly the par
of wisdom to apply to the conduct o
3 the same those practical business princi
:. Piles which ordinary commercial OK
perience has demonstrated are til,
. pillars Of success.
d Out of the appropriation by the legis
lAture of 81, 900 for the general expense
of the office for the tive years endinI
December 81. 1886, there was ayailabi
for printing and publishing purpose
strictly not to exceed 50 300.
: When it is considered that the singl
edition Of the large and handsome pam
phlet descriptive OF the territory, pre-
pared under the authority of the GOV
ernor as an adjunct OF the Dakota ex
hibit and display ct the New Orlean
7; exposItion OF 1876, cost more han th
l. entire available publishing fund proper
u 1t may be more readily understood VIII
n the publications issued by this Office ha
n been 10 few in number, and why it wa
that something nor ambitious and sal
y isfactory could not be undertaken, wit
respect both to the general descriptio
g of Dakota and its more elaborate pr
10 ~sentation by sections and In geograpt
ioal divisions.
q The publications made during th
two years consisted of seventeen mum
e, bers Of the Monthly. Bulletin OF 81
le commissioner Of immigration, two sma
le pamphlets relating to immigration an
70 the census Of 1885, and two editions OF
map of the territory.
The grand total OF the number
in copies OF all pamphlets. circulars AZ
). maps handled by the office during Il
!. past two years amounts to 10000, i.
q which l25 600 we're official publication
&c this total including about 10000 docr
re ments of all kinds remaining on hand.
Tha greater portion of aach nj II